When I started school, I thought I knew this girl's personality immediately. I wasn't even friends with her. Based on her attitude and the way she acted in the hall, I thought she was some suck up that wanted attention. I knew that I didn't want anything to do with her. It turns out, she was the opposite of who I thought she was.
Our earth is filled with seven billion people. All of these people have different souls, different personalities, different hearts. Yet, our society claims that if your soul isn't good enough, you deserve a name. You deserve a category. You deserve to be an outsider because you don't fit into society's definition of perfect.
When you hear glasses, braces, and good grades, a few names come into mind: nerd, geek, brainiac. You think of the person who is never invited to parties, is socially awkward, and have their nose buried in a book all day long. You think of the person you would cheat a test off of. You think of the person where school is their priority and studying is their home. You think of the person who is picked on by the "popular kids" because they just don't fit in. According to society, smart isn't popular.
When you think of weeds, you think of plants that ruin our environment. You think of a plant you want to pull out of the ground because they don't belong. You think of golden dandelions. You pull them out of the ground with ease, but have you ever stopped to think that dandelions are flowers? Have you ever stopped to think that if you waited a little bit longer, these flowers could grant you wishes? Maybe you did. Maybe you didn't.
We have different souls, different personalities, different hearts. Society infers that with one glace, you know what category a person belongs in. That isn't true. That "nerd" or "geek" could sprout into something beautiful. If you wait a little bit longer, you would see that a person may not be who you think they are. We are who we are.
It may be hard to change a reputation, but it isn't impossible.
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Dandelions are Flowers
PuisiWhen you hear, "weed" you can't help but think of all of the bad things. But when you hear, "flower" you think of all of the good things. Why should dandelions be full of the bad, when they can be full of the good?
